Closer was released on August 7, 2001. Better Than Ezra launched a tour in support of the album on July 26, 2001. The first single off the album, “Extra Ordinary”, which had been mixed by DJ Swamp, was inspired by an AC/DC song. The album’s promotion hit a snag after…
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In June 2009, it was announced that both Dark New Day members Corey Lowery and B.C. Kochmit had formed a new group called Violent Plan with singer Donnie Hamby, of DoubleDrive , and drummer Dan Richardson, of Pro-Pain , Crumbsuckers , Life of Agony and Stereomud completing a nine-song demo.…
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On May 29, 2009, the band’s music catalog was released on iTunes .
On 26 May 2009, Osbourne filed suit in a federal court in New York against Iommi alleging that he illegally claimed the band name. Iommi noted that he had been the only constant band member for its full 41-year career and that his bandmates relinquished their rights to the name…
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On 22 May 2009, the band announced a show at Coventry ‘s Kasbah nightclub, their only scheduled headline UK performance. The concert, to take place on 3 June, sparked rumours that the band may feature at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival . The band supported Blur at their comeback show at…
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On May 20, 2009, L’Arc-en-Ciel released the DVD of their live concert in Paris, titled Live in Paris .
On 20 May 2009, May and Taylor performed “We Are the Champions” live on the season finale of American Idol with winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert providing a vocal duet.
The album was released on May 20, 2009, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with sales of over 49,000 copies, their lowest opening week figure since The Last Tour on Earth debuted with 26,000 copies in 1999.
The ninth Manics studio album, Journal for Plague Lovers , was released on 18 May 2009 and features lyrics left behind by Edwards. Wire commented in an interview that “there was a sense of responsibility to do his words justice.” The album was released to positive critical reviews and reached…
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21st Century Breakdown was released on May 15, 2009.